As professionals and entrepreneurs, it can be challenging and overwhelming to learn how to negotiate within and with people of your organization. Our interactive and virtual teatime will be an open-table discussion to discuss the challenges and successes faced by diverse businesspeople. Your hosts are two female corporate lawyers who have “been there,” and continue to “be there.”

Naomi Morisawa De Koven became an entrepreneur over sixteen years ago when she formed MDK Business Law, a law firm that focuses on advising entrepreneurs and knowledge-based businesses during both good and challenging times. She regularly advises entrepreneurs on legal issues related to corporate / commercial, financial and M&A transactions. She is currently a director of TiE Ottawa, Mindtrust Leadership and Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association.

Parisa Khazra is a business lawyer at MDK Business Law, focusing on privacy and corporate / commercial matters. While attending Law School at the University of Ottawa, she took an active role as a Mentor with the Women’s Legal Mentorship Program. Prior to law school, Parisa worked with a start-up, assisting with marketing, sales, and human resources.

MDK Business Law supports entrepreneurs by providing proactive legal knowledge to help its clients to launch well, grow smart, and thrive. The law firm provides legal advice and options that support strategy and decision-making, as well as to address the inevitable challenges encountered during the business lifecycle. The lawyers at MDK are committed to offering time and resources to members of the local entrepreneurial ecosystem that reinforce building positive, collaborative relationship with other like-minded leaders on a path to achieving long-term business success.